In depth
The Gig Economy: Gigs with benefits?
Imminent findings from government commissioned research and reviews into the rise of the gig workforce might lead to a new category of worker, if current indications are correct. Could this bring with it employee benefit entitlements too? Suzanne Clarkson...
Anticipating the Probate Fee Gap
It remains to be seen whether the increase in probate fees proposed by the Government earlier this year will be resurrected by the new administration, writes Aviva's Mark Cracknell.
Pacific Life Re: What do consumers really think? A review of our consumer research
This is the fifth and final in a series of pieces highlighting Pacific Life Re's key findings from consumer research on consumers' perceptions of protection claims management.
Workplace health screening for the masses: employee wellbeing game-changer?
Point of care health screening made affordable to all could represent the ultimate targeted wellbeing initiative says Health Shield Wellbeing's Carl Laidler.
The party manifestos: A summary for COVER readers
Richard Walsh analyses what the political party manifestos set out for social care, welfare reform, health and insurance ahead of the General Election.
Pacific Life Re claims survey: Terminal Illness - what do consumers think this means?
This is the fourth in a series of features highlighting Pacific Life Re's key findings from research on consumers' perceptions of protection claims management.
How AI is transforming workplace financial services
F&TRC discusses how artificial intelligence platform Abaka and how such technology will revolutionise savings and protection.
Pacific Life Re claims survey: When is a smoker not a smoker?
This is the third in a series of features highlighting key findings from Pacific Life Re's consumer research on consumers' perceptions of protection claims management.
BIG INTERVIEW: Peter Le Beau
Peter Le Beau gives Fiona Murphy the definitive interview about his retirement plans, a career spanning five decades in the protection industry and his views on the evolution of financial services.
How can employers support bereaved staff?
How can workplaces improve support for bereaved employees? Red Arc discusses what employers need to know.
Keeping a close eye on Brexit legislation
Richard Walsh discusses what Brexit legislation might look like and how the insurance industry will need to keep a close eye on how EU Law is converted into UK Law.
Peter Le Beau's retirement: Protection industry praises his 'unrivalled' commitment
COVER readers have come out in force to thank Peter Le Beau for his enormous contribution to the protection industry. Fiona Murphy rounds up views.
Top trends for business as focus on wellbeing gathers steam
Punter Southall Health and Protection discusses how workplace wellbeing is gathering steam.
Pacific Life Re publishes consumer perceptions of claims payments
Pacific Life Re shares the results of its recent claims survey with COVER magazine in the first of a series.
Q&A: Debbie Kennedy on Royal London's Diabetes Life Cover
Fiona Murphy asks Debbie Kennedy, group head of protection strategy at Royal London, ten rapid fire questions on the launch of Diabetes Life Cover.
Roundtable part one: How worried should insurers be about digital disruption amid the legacy systems challenge?
COVER magazine recently hosted a roundtable on digital disruption with Atos - here is part one.
Roundtable write-up: Handling Insurance Industry Disruptors
COVER recently hosted a challenging roundtable sponsored by Atos called 'Handling insurance industry disruptors: strategies to win and engaging millennials'.
Analysis: Why do employees rate health cash plans so highly?
Health cash plans have become the second most popular employee benefit according to the 2017 Willis Towers Watson Employee Benefits and Wellbeing Index. Fiona Murphy looks at why this is the case compared to its sister PMI market.
Does Lemonade have the secret?
New disruptive insurer Lemonade says it can pay claims in just 3 seconds. Kevin Carr takes a closer look at whether this approach could work in the UK protection market.
Budget 2017 Analysis: The future of long-term care funding
Chancellor Phillip Hammond announced a further £2bn for social care funding as well as a Green Paper on social care. Fiona Murphy rounds up post-budget views from financial services.
How to get best value out of group risk spend
Ensuring value for money in the world of employee benefits is inherently important to employers, and will become increasingly so now the government has changed its approach on salary sacrifice. Making the most of the benefits already in place is going...
Analysis: What the government's sharp increase in probate fees means for clients
The government is set to introduce a tiered structure for probate fees as high as £20k based on the value of the deceased's estate and is investigating whether life insurance policies in trust should be bought forward to pay fees.
New guidance body is golden opportunity to increase household resilience
LV= discusses how it would like to see financial resilience top of the agenda for the new Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB).
Workplace Savings and Benefit platforms: Turning back the clock
There has never been a more exciting time in the evolution of Workplace Savings and Benefit platforms writes F&TRC's Jason Green.
